It was a balmy Earth evening when Etrynn Zyttir strummed the opening chords of his latest ballad. The moon hung low in the sky, casting a silver glow over the quiet suburban street. His music, a symphony of longing and angst, wove through the night air, a siren's call to the lost and lonely. The walls of his garage-turned-studio reverberated with the sound of his soul, each note a declaration of his undying love for the one who got away.

Muffled talking drifted from the house next door, a constant reminder of the life he once shared with her. They had been inseparable, their love a supernova that had briefly illuminated the dark corners of the galaxy. But she had chosen the safety of the corporate grind, leaving him to wander the starlit stages of the world.

The talking grew louder, a crescendo of annoyance that pierced the melody. Etrynn rolled his eyes, his alien features contorting in a very human-like expression of exasperation. He knew that voice, that tone. It was the voice that had once whispered sweet nothings in his ear, the voice that had shattered his heart into a million stardust fragments. It was his ex.

With a dramatic sigh, he set his guitar aside and sauntered over to the window. Peering through the crack in the curtains, his golden eyes widened in shock. There she was, her night sky skin glowing faintly in the moonlight.... and that while he just thought he got rid of her.